--------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100000 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ C TITLE...................... GORDON E. VANDER TILL PAPERS (Ford Congressional Staff) ...DESCRIPTION... The Gordon Vander Till Papers consist of files from Gerald R. Ford's Grand Rapids office. Vander Till was the office director from 1969-74. The initial gift of papers was opened to research in May 1985. An accretion of papers was received and opened in February 1994. The largest portion of these papers relates to Ford's 1970 and 1972 congressional election campaigns. Correspondence, memoranda, clippings, advertising copy and schedules, financial information, and voter statistics are included. Folders for the 1972 campaign contain such items as a Grand Rapids office staff report on the 1970 election, Ford's voting record on environmental issues, and material from the Republican State Central and National Committees. A few Jack Stiles White House files are included and contain correspondence and memoranda relating to Portrait of the Assassin and a proposed television docudrama based on the book, President Ford's papers, and a Ford song. Stiles was a Grand Rapids associate of Ford who served as a part-time consultant at the White House from October 1974 until he joined the President Ford Committee staff in September 1975. The papers received in 1994 were generated by the Ford for Vice President Committee, a Grand Rapids organization formed to promote the selection of Representative Ford as Richard Nixon's running mate in 1960. The committee contacted Michigan delegates to the national convention who in turn contacted delegates from other states in an effort to make Ford better known nationally and to promote him as the vice presidential nominee. Several items, 1959-74, have been transferred to the audiovisual collection. Among these are phonograph records of a 1959 interview with Gerald Ford and a Ford song; a film, Operation Abolition, ca 1964; a 1974 White House photograph; and ten audiotapes, including one of a 1965 speech by Ford. A more detailed description of these items is in box 2. Numerous photographs from the 1960s that were received with the accretion of papers have also been transferred to the audiovisual department. ...ABSTRACT... Materials relating to both an effort in 1960 to secure the Republican vice presidential nomination for Ford and Ford's 1970 and 1972 congressional election campaigns. Among other materials are a few Jack Stiles White House files concerning the book, Portrait of the Assassin, President Ford's papers, and a pro-Ford song. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections LC SUBJECT TERM............ UNCONEB, UNCONEC, United States. Congress--Elections, 1970, United States. Congress--Elections, 1972 BEGINNING DATE............. 1970 ENDING DATE................ 1976 VOLUME..................... 0.8 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet ...RELATED MATERIAL... The most significant collections for research on Ford's congressional career are the Ford Congressional Papers, Ford Scrapbooks, and the Robert Hartmann Papers. The Ford Scrapbooks contain material relating specifically to the 1960 effort to secure the vice presidential nomination. A few pages of material on this topic may also be found in Composite General Accessions, Wallace Strobel Papers. Strobel was a Michigan delegate to the Republican National Convention and a Ford supporter. Materials on this topic may also be found in the papers of several Grand Rapids area political figures that are at the Bentley Historical Library. ADDL UNDESC. ACCRETIONS.... N ...ARRANGEMENT... Arranged in a single alphabetical sequence. PREFERRED CITATION......... Gordon E. Vander Till Papers, Gerald R. Ford Library CLASSIFICATION CODE........ U, Not Classified LANG. CODE(S).............. eng LOCATION................... 1A-01-20-3 DATE OF OPENING............ 05/1985 CREATORS NAME.............. Vander Till Gordon CONFORMING NAME............ Vander Till, Gordon CONFORMING NAME INDICATOR.. P CREATORS RELN TO PRES...... Director of Congressman Ford's Grand Rapids Office CREATORS CURRENT POSN...... unknown ...BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE... 1938 - Year of birth 1965 - Intern in Gerald Ford's Washington office 1966 - B.A. in political science, Calvin College, Grand Rapids 1969-74 - Director, Gerald Ford's Grand Rapids office ca. 1975-? - Federal Energy Administration 1994 - Government relations, American Red Cross, Grand Rapids, Michigan DONORS NAME................ Vander Till Gordon DONORS RELN TO CREATOR..... SELF SOURCE OF LEGAL TITLE...... DM, Donated materials ...PROVENANCE... Vander Till kept these files until 1985 when he donated them to the Ford Library. He donated an accretion in 1994. Originally accessioned as 85-NLF-001 and 94-NLF-020. ...RESTRICTIONS... Open. ...LITERARY RIGHT... Mr. Vander Till has donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. WRITTEN PERMISSION......... N BOX........................ ******* VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100002 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Clippings - Miscellaneous SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1970 ENDING DATE................ 03/1971 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 40 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100003 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1970 - Advertising Copy SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, Political Advertising BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1970 ENDING DATE................ 10/1970 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 75 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100005 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1970 - Billboard Locations; Print, Radio, and Television Schedules SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, Political Advertising BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1970 ENDING DATE................ 10/1970 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 40 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100006 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1970 - Finance SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, Campaign Funds BEGINNING DATE............. 09/1970? ENDING DATE................ 09/1970? BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 5 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100007 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1970 - Insight, Inc. (Advertising and Public Relations) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, Political Advertising BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1970 ENDING DATE................ 09/1970? BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 5 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100009 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1970 - McKee, Jean (Opponent) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections BEGINNING DATE............. 07/1970 ENDING DATE................ 09/1970 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 12 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100013 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1970 - Miscellaneous SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections BEGINNING DATE............. 07/1970 ENDING DATE................ 10/1970 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 75 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100036 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Advertising Copy SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, Political Advertising BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1972 ENDING DATE................ 10/1972 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 45 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100037 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Campaign Information (1)-(2) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections BEGINNING DATE............. 07/1971 ENDING DATE................ 10/1972 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 75 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100015 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Catalogs (Promotional Products) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1972 ENDING DATE................ 1972 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 75 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100016 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Committees and Volunteers SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections BEGINNING DATE............. 02/1972 ENDING DATE................ 09/1972 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 65 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100017 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Finance SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, Campaign Funds BEGINNING DATE............. 04/1971 ENDING DATE................ 10/1973 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 100 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100018 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Headquarters Building SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections BEGINNING DATE............. 05/1972 ENDING DATE................ 07/1972 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 20 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100019 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Mobile Unit SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections BEGINNING DATE............. 05/1972 ENDING DATE................ 10/1972 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 75 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100021 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Print, Radio, and Television Schedules SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, Political Advertising BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1972 ENDING DATE................ 10/1972 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 11 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100023 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Tear Sheets SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections, Political Advertising BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1972 ENDING DATE................ 11/1972 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 55 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100024 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Congressional Campaign, 1972 - Voter Statistics SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Congressional Elections BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1972 ENDING DATE................ 12/1972 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 40 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100025 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Floor Plans for District Office SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1970? ENDING DATE................ 1970? BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 25 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100038 ACCESSION.................. 94-NLF-020 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Ford for Vice President Committee, 1960 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Campaign - 1960, Vice President BEGINNING DATE............. 03/1960 ENDING DATE................ 07/1960 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 75 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100026 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Invitations, 1973-6 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 12/1973 ENDING DATE................ 01/1977 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 25 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100027 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Press Releases (White House), 10/12-13/73 SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1973 ENDING DATE................ 10/1973 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 8 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100030 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Review of Certain Aspects of the Grand Rapids, Michigan Model Cities Program by the Comptroller General of the U.S. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Grand Rapids, Urban Policy BEGINNING DATE............. 11/1973 ENDING DATE................ 11/1973 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 29 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100031 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Stiles, Jack - Ford Papers SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Libraries BEGINNING DATE............. 01/1975 ENDING DATE................ 05/1975 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 40 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100032 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Stiles, Jack - Ford Song SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974 ENDING DATE................ 03/1975 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 5 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100033 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Stiles, Jack - "Portrait of the Assassin", 1974-75 (1)-(2) ...DESCRIPTION... Kennedy assassination SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Warren Commission, Presidential Assassination BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 05/1975 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 150 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100034 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Zeoli, Billy (1)-(3) SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Religious Matters BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1973 ENDING DATE................ 12/1976 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 225 VANDER TILL PAPERS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 021100035 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-334 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... List of Items Transferred to AV and Museum Collections SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1984 ENDING DATE................ 10/1984 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 3 VANDER TILL PAPERS ---------------